California Ground Squirrel

[Chris Hansen]

I love it when we start getting a lot of squirrels on here. Here a Callifornia Ground Squirrel climbs an earthen mound for a better look around. A habit that often makes them easy to find on fence posts beside the highways in and around California's Central Valley.

Canon 50D
Canon 100-400 @ 320mm
ISO 400
F10.0 @ 1/800th sec.
Braced against door frame of car

All CC appreciated.

God's light and love to all,

chris

[DanWalters]

Like the pose of the squirrel and the vert. format.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Well composed with a cute pose and excellent detail. Thanks for sharing Chris.

[Steve Canuel]

Nice looking squirrel Chris. I like the mound, BG, and the way his tail lays along the edge. I also like the visible horizon and sun in his eye. I think I'm seeing a slight lightening halo around the head but I'm not sure if that's just a brighter BG spot or not.

[Danny J Brown]

Great shot, Chris. Really pops against the background. This one definitely has bigger ears than the Columbian I submitted yesterday. I think it thinks its a prairie dog though.

[Harshad Barve]

One great pose offered by little budy here , lovely image
TFS

[Morkel Erasmus]

lovely perch, pose and sharpness here. the squirrels continue to pop out...

[Betsie Storm]

Another big guy, similar pose to our ground squirrels except tail down. Image sharp, nice pose, eye & composition. Thanks for sharing, Chris.